I have a confession. When I was a kid I named my dog Lassie. I'm embarrassed just to think about it now. There's really no excuse for such a lack of imagination on a young boy's part. To make matters worse, we had two collies over the years, and both were named after the TV star.

A retired Southwest Airlines plane is the newest addition to the Parachute Inn at the Walnut Ridge, Ark., airport. Owner Donna Robertson spent a year and $15,000 outfitting the 60-seat interior and linking it to her existing restaurant via a faux jetway.